What is Gjetost Cheese and Cacik?
What is
Gjeitost is a Norwegian, semi hard, cheese, made from pasteurized cow and goat milk.
- It is a dish of seasoned, strained or diluted yogurt, eaten throughout the former Ottoman countries.
- It is similar to tarator in Balkan cuisine.
- It is made of salted strained yogurt or diluted yogurt mixed with cucumbers, garlic, salt, olive oil, sometimes with vinegar or lemon juice, and some herbs like dill, mint, parsley, thyme etc.
Color
Golden Orange
Not Available
Gjetost Cheese and Cacik Flavor
Burnt Caramel, Sweet
Sour
Gjetost Cheese and Cacik Aroma
Mild
Fresh, Sour smell